diff --git a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio-cloud.cy.ts b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio-cloud.cy.ts
index ca8996ccef45..af22bd7993d0 100644
--- a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio-cloud.cy.ts
+++ b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio-cloud.cy.ts
@@ -505,4 +505,44 @@ describe('studio functionality', () => {
       })
     })
   })
+
+  it('persists sessionId across page refresh', () => {
+    launchStudio()
+
+    cy.findByTestId('studio-panel').should('be.visible')
+
+    cy.location().its('hash').should('contain', 'sessionId=')
+
+    let originalSessionId: string
+
+    cy.location('hash').then((hash) => {
+      const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(hash)
+
+      originalSessionId = urlParams.get('sessionId')!
+
+      expect(originalSessionId).to.be.a('string')
+      expect(originalSessionId).to.match(/^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/i)
+    })
+
+    cy.reload()
+
+    cy.waitForSpecToFinish()
+
+    cy.findByTestId('studio-panel').should('be.visible')
+
+    cy.location().its('hash').should('contain', 'sessionId=')
+
+    cy.location('hash').then((hash) => {
+      const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(hash)
+      const persistedSessionId = urlParams.get('sessionId')
+
+      expect(persistedSessionId).to.equal(originalSessionId)
+    })
+
+    cy.findByTestId('studio-header-studio-button').click()
+
+    cy.location().its('hash').should('not.contain', 'sessionId=')
+
+    cy.findByTestId('studio-panel').should('not.exist')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio.cy.ts b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio.cy.ts
index aea6da8ce70e..5d0e9c8fb498 100644
--- a/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio.cy.ts
+++ b/packages/app/cypress/e2e/studio/studio.cy.ts
@@ -664,13 +664,13 @@ describe('studio functionality', () => {
   it('updates the url with the testId and studio parameters when entering studio with a test', () => {
     launchStudio()
 
-    cy.location().its('hash').should('contain', 'testId=r3').and('contain', 'studio=')
+    cy.location().its('hash').should('contain', 'testId=r3').and('contain', 'studio=').and('contain', 'sessionId=')
   })
 
   it('update the url with the suiteId and studio parameters when entering studio with a suite', () => {
     launchStudio({ createNewTestFromSuite: true })
 
-    cy.location().its('hash').should('contain', 'suiteId=r2').and('contain', 'studio=')
+    cy.location().its('hash').should('contain', 'suiteId=r2').and('contain', 'studio=').and('contain', 'sessionId=')
   })
 
   it('updates the studio url parameters and displays the single test view after creating a new test', () => {
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ describe('studio functionality', () => {
 
     // open the studio panel to create a new test in the root suite
     cy.findByTestId('studio-button').click()
-    cy.location().its('hash').should('contain', 'suiteId=r1').and('contain', 'studio=')
+    cy.location().its('hash').should('contain', 'suiteId=r1').and('contain', 'studio=').and('contain', 'sessionId=')
 
     // create a new test in the root suite
     inputNewTestName()
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ describe('studio functionality', () => {
   it('does not remove the studio url parameters when saving test changes', () => {
     launchStudio()
 
-    cy.location().its('hash').should('contain', 'testId=r3').and('contain', 'studio=')
+    cy.location().its('hash').should('contain', 'testId=r3').and('contain', 'studio=').and('contain', 'sessionId=')
 
     cy.findByTestId('record-button-recording').should('be.visible')
 
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ describe('studio functionality', () => {
 
     cy.findByTestId('studio-save-button').click()
 
-    cy.location().its('hash').should('contain', 'testId=r3').and('contain', 'studio=')
+    cy.location().its('hash').should('contain', 'testId=r3').and('contain', 'studio=').and('contain', 'sessionId=')
   })
 
   it('does not remove the studio url parameters if saving fails', () => {
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ describe('studio functionality', () => {
 
     incrementCounter(0)
 
-    cy.location().its('hash').should('contain', 'testId=r3').and('contain', 'studio=')
+    cy.location().its('hash').should('contain', 'testId=r3').and('contain', 'studio=').and('contain', 'sessionId=')
 
     // update the spec on the file system by changing the
     // test name which will cause the save to fail since
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ describe('studio functionality', () => {
 
     cy.findByTestId('studio-header-studio-button').click()
 
-    cy.location().its('hash').and('not.contain', 'testId=').and('not.contain', 'studio=')
+    cy.location().its('hash').and('not.contain', 'testId=').and('not.contain', 'studio=').and('not.contain', 'sessionId=')
   })
 
   it('does not prompt for a URL until studio is active', () => {
diff --git a/packages/app/src/runner/SpecRunnerOpenMode.vue b/packages/app/src/runner/SpecRunnerOpenMode.vue
index 8ff277f31d35..19895a993f69 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/runner/SpecRunnerOpenMode.vue
+++ b/packages/app/src/runner/SpecRunnerOpenMode.vue
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
           <StudioPanel
             v-if="shouldShowStudioPanel"
             data-cy="studio-panel"
-            :cloud-studio-session-id="studioStore.cloudStudioSessionId"
+            :cloud-studio-session-id="studioStore.sessionId"
             :can-access-studio-a-i="studioStore.canAccessStudioAI"
             :on-studio-panel-close="handleStudioPanelClose"
             :event-manager="eventManager"
diff --git a/packages/app/src/runner/event-manager.ts b/packages/app/src/runner/event-manager.ts
index a51070b55f2f..67250da46f30 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/runner/event-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/runner/event-manager.ts
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export class EventManager {
         }
 
         this.studioStore.setCanAccessStudioAI(canAccessStudioAI)
-        this.studioStore.setCloudStudioSessionId(cloudStudioSessionId)
+        this.studioStore.setSessionId(cloudStudioSessionId)
         // when we enter studio with a new test, we don't want to rerun until
         // the the test has been created, so we just set the studio active
         this.studioStore.setActive(true)
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ export class EventManager {
         }
 
         this.studioStore.setCanAccessStudioAI(canAccessStudioAI)
-        this.studioStore.setCloudStudioSessionId(cloudStudioSessionId)
+        this.studioStore.setSessionId(cloudStudioSessionId)
         rerun()
       })
     })
diff --git a/packages/app/src/store/studio-store.ts b/packages/app/src/store/studio-store.ts
index 1b4a6caf7fa6..9e70ee26b05c 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/store/studio-store.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/store/studio-store.ts
@@ -108,13 +108,30 @@ interface StudioRecorderState {
   canAccessStudioAI: boolean
   showUrlPrompt: boolean
   cloudStudioRequested: boolean
-  cloudStudioSessionId?: string
+  sessionId?: string
   _isStudioCreatedTest: boolean
   newTestLineNumber?: number
 }
 
+function getUrlParams () {
+  const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+  const hashParams = new URLSearchParams(url.hash)
+
+  const testId = hashParams.get('testId')
+  const suiteId = hashParams.get('suiteId')
+  const visitUrl = hashParams.get('url')
+  const newTestLineNumber = hashParams.get('newTestLineNumber') ? Number(hashParams.get('newTestLineNumber')) : undefined
+  const sessionId = hashParams.get('sessionId')
+
+  return { testId, suiteId, url: visitUrl, newTestLineNumber, sessionId }
+}
+
 export const useStudioStore = defineStore('studioRecorder', {
   state: (): StudioRecorderState => {
+    // try to restore sessionId from URL parameters
+    const urlParams = getUrlParams()
+    const persistedSessionId = urlParams.sessionId || undefined
+
     return {
       saveModalIsOpen: false,
       instructionModalIsOpen: false,
@@ -128,7 +145,7 @@ export const useStudioStore = defineStore('studioRecorder', {
       canAccessStudioAI: false,
       showUrlPrompt: true,
       cloudStudioRequested: false,
-      cloudStudioSessionId: undefined,
+      sessionId: persistedSessionId,
       newTestLineNumber: undefined,
       _isStudioCreatedTest: false,
     }
@@ -160,8 +177,14 @@ export const useStudioStore = defineStore('studioRecorder', {
       this.canAccessStudioAI = canAccessStudioAI
     },
 
-    setCloudStudioSessionId (cloudStudioSessionId: string) {
-      this.cloudStudioSessionId = cloudStudioSessionId
+    setSessionId (sessionId: string) {
+      this.sessionId = sessionId
+      this._updateUrlParams(['sessionId'])
+    },
+
+    clearSessionId () {
+      this.sessionId = undefined
+      this._removeUrlParams(['sessionId'])
     },
 
     setNewTestLineNumber (newTestLineNumber: number) {
@@ -213,7 +236,7 @@ export const useStudioStore = defineStore('studioRecorder', {
     },
 
     setup (config) {
-      const studio = this._getUrlParams()
+      const studio = this.getUrlParams()
 
       if (studio.newTestLineNumber) {
         this.setNewTestLineNumber(studio.newTestLineNumber)
@@ -227,6 +250,10 @@ export const useStudioStore = defineStore('studioRecorder', {
         this._initialUrl = studio.url
       }
 
+      if (studio.sessionId) {
+        this.sessionId = studio.sessionId
+      }
+
       // if we have an existing test or are creating a new test, we need to start loading
       // otherwise if we have a suite, we can just set the studio active
       if (this.testId || studio.newTestLineNumber) {
@@ -308,6 +335,7 @@ export const useStudioStore = defineStore('studioRecorder', {
       this.clearRunnableIds()
       this._removeUrlParams()
       this._initialUrl = undefined
+      this.clearSessionId()
     },
 
     startSave () {
@@ -436,21 +464,11 @@ export const useStudioStore = defineStore('studioRecorder', {
       }
     },
 
-    _getUrlParams () {
-      const url = new URL(window.location.href)
-      const hashParams = new URLSearchParams(url.hash)
-
-      const testId = hashParams.get('testId')
-      const suiteId = hashParams.get('suiteId')
-      const visitUrl = hashParams.get('url')
-      const newTestLineNumber = hashParams.get('newTestLineNumber') ? Number(hashParams.get('newTestLineNumber')) : undefined
-
-      return { testId, suiteId, url: visitUrl, newTestLineNumber }
-    },
+    getUrlParams,
 
-    _updateUrlParams (filter: string[] = ['testId', 'suiteId', 'url', 'newTestLineNumber']) {
+    _updateUrlParams (filter: string[] = ['testId', 'suiteId', 'url', 'newTestLineNumber', 'sessionId']) {
       // if we don't have studio params, we don't need to update them
-      if (!this.testId && !this.suiteId && !this.url && !this.newTestLineNumber) return
+      if (!this.testId && !this.suiteId && !this.url && !this.newTestLineNumber && !this.sessionId) return
 
       // if we have studio params, we need to remove them before adding them back
       this._removeUrlParams(filter)
@@ -469,7 +487,7 @@ export const useStudioStore = defineStore('studioRecorder', {
       window.history.replaceState({}, '', url.toString())
     },
 
-    _removeUrlParams (filter: string[] = ['testId', 'suiteId', 'url', 'newTestLineNumber']) {
+    _removeUrlParams (filter: string[] = ['testId', 'suiteId', 'url', 'newTestLineNumber', 'sessionId']) {
       const url = new URL(window.location.href)
       const hashParams = new URLSearchParams(url.hash)
 
@@ -482,7 +500,7 @@ export const useStudioStore = defineStore('studioRecorder', {
       })
 
       // if there are no studio specific params left, we can also remove the studio param
-      if (!hashParams.has('testId') && !hashParams.has('suiteId') && !hashParams.has('url') && !hashParams.has('newTestLineNumber')) {
+      if (!hashParams.has('testId') && !hashParams.has('suiteId') && !hashParams.has('url') && !hashParams.has('newTestLineNumber') && !hashParams.has('sessionId')) {
         hashParams.delete('studio')
       }